"It all sounds like tommy rot to me." "Does it ?" said Cleek.

"Then let me explain it by illustration"-- and he walked quietly towards them.

"Lady Wilding, will you oblige me by standing here?
Thank you very much.

Now, if you please, Mr.Sharpless, will you stand beside her ladyship while I take up my place here immediately behind you both?
That's it exactly.

A little nearer, please--just a little, so that your left elbow touches her ladyship's right.